Seth Rogen says there’s more to his upcoming ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ reboot than meets the eye.
In an interview on Thursday with The Club AVthe actor – who is known for his massive involvement in comedy with popular films like ‘Superbad’ and “Pineapple Express” – said the film shows he has a more introspective side than viewers might realize.
“I found a way to make it deeply personal,” she said. “It’s a teenage movie, we put a lot of our feelings — of awkwardness and insecurity and wanting to belong and be accepted and all that — into the movie.
“And while I’m sitting with the other people who are working on it,” he said added, “I’m like, ‘I found a way to deal with it,’ which is great.”
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise began as a comic book in 1984, which has since been adapted into several animated TV series and several live-action films.
The new big screen reboot will mark the seventh feature film about eccentric pizza-eating heroes Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo.
Rogen announced in 2020 that he would produce the project. In August, the Canadian-American star debuted its title, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” and its release date on Twitter with a photo of a vibrant mural.
Based on the style of one of the latest TV series, the upcoming project will also be computer animated, according to Variety.
Though plot details are still under wraps, Rogen said The collider two years ago, the film will focus on the adolescent aspect of the beloved turtle characters.
“As a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan, oddly enough, the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ part was always the part that stood out to me the most,” Rogen said at the time. He added that “the idea of focusing on that element was really exciting” as “a starting point for the film”.
Despite his reputation as a comedian, the Golden Globe nominee recently opened up about another sentimental project he’s been involved with this year: Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans.
Rogen, who plays Bennie in the film, revealed people Last month, filming was “a very emotional experience” and Spielberg “cried a lot on set”.
“It’s very directly based on his life and almost everything that happens in the movie is something that happened to him,” the star said.
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” — produced by Point Gray Pictures, Rogen’s production company and Nickelodeon Animation Studio — will be released on August 4.
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